Ombudsman Ewropew
The Ombudsman submitted a Special Report to the European Parliament concerning the Commission's refusal to disclose letters from the German car manufacturer Porsche about CO2 emissions from cars. The Report concerned the failure of the Commission to cooperate with the Ombudsman sincerely and in good faith. The NGO Friends of the Earth Europe had asked for access to the letters in 2007 and received their full content only in April 2011.
http://www.ombudsman.europa.eu/en/press/release.faces/en/4642/html.bookmark
The EMA in London accepted two recommendations by the Ombudsman to release adverse reaction reports on an anti-acne medicine, as well as clinical study reports and trial protocols for anti-obesity medicines. Following these cases, EMA adopted new rules for much broader public access to its documents. One of the complainants was an Irish citizen whose son had committed suicide after taking the anti-acne medicine.
http://www.ombudsman.europa.eu/en/press/release.faces/en/5498/html.bookmark
The Ombudsman helped the Commission to settle a payment dispute with a German cultural association. The Commission initially refused to pay the outstanding sum of EUR 6 000 for an exhibition on 28 European regions, arguing that it had not been duly notified about reallocations in the budget. It eventually accepted the Ombudsman’s proposal for a friendly solution and agreed to pay the association the outstanding sum of EUR 6 000, as well as more than EUR 1 500 in interest.
http://www.ombudsman.europa.eu/en/press/release.faces/en/5490/html.bookmark
After the Ombudsman's investigation of a complaint by a Scottish fishermen's association, the Commission acknowledged an administrative error concerning fishing quotas in the West of Scotland. This mistake had led to a 10% reduction in fishing days allocated for a specific group of vessels in the West of Scotland. The Ombudsman commended the Commission for acknowledging its mistake.
http://www.ombudsman.europa.eu/en/press/release.faces/en/4874/html.bookmark
In a case concerning documents relating to the construction of an industrial port in Tenerife, Spain, the Ombudsman pointed out that, if the Spanish authorities request the Commission not to release documents it receives from them, they must give convincing arguments based on EU transparency rules. The Ombudsman commended the Commission's decision in this case to release its own internal documents to the complainant — the European Environmental Bureau.
http://www.ombudsman.europa.eu/en/press/release.faces/en/5535/html.bookmark
